The visual system

Horizontal semithin section of OsO4-fixed wild type optic lobe. Overview of the left adult optic lobe. Bar denotes 25 µm. From left to right, the lamina, medulla and lobula complex (lobula and lobula plate) can be distinguished. The outer optic chiasm (Xo) connects lamina and medulla, while the inner optic chiasm (Xi) houses fibres of medulla and lobula complex.


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